‘Doctor Who’ Grosses $10.2 million at Worldwide Box Office

Sci-fi drama takes $4.77 million at U.S. box office

LONDON — The special 50th anniversary episode of the BBC’s sci-fi drama “Doctor Who,” “The Day of the Doctor,” grossed $10.2 million globally at the box office in just three days, Saturday through Monday, BBC Worldwide reported Wednesday.

The episode, which screened in 3D with a 75-minute running time, took $4.77 million from more than 660 sites at the U.S. box office on Monday, selling 320,000 tickets, making it the second biggest B.O. performer after “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.” “Doctor Who” had a $7,155 per location average. “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” which played in 4,163 locations, had a $2,623 per location average.